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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1923
Page
9
A column of playful notes and gossip from Laredo covers public virtue, romance, and daily life. Jokes about ideal husbands, street scenes on Hidalgo, a stroller’s fashion critique, and quips about luck and luckless men mix with reflections on marriage, happiness, and neighborhood tales.
Comedic exchanges feature Bift and Bang trading lines about tempers and persona. Bift jokes that anger makes him stiff like a camel while Bang quips that response turns him into a bear, delivering a quick vaudeville patter bit.
Historic notes recount Ignatius Loyola death in Rome in 1556 and Lobee’s timeline. Entries include Breda treaty 1667 ceding Nova Scotia, Lafayette named major general at age 20 in 1777, John Ericsson born 1803 died 1889, British capture of Plattsburgh, Utah territory in 1850, British grant to Lord Roberts in 1901, and Zeppelin raids on southeastern England in 1916.
Australian fruit output rose from about 1,000,000 bushels in 1918 to 4,762,876 last year. The bumper harvest found a ready market in England where it has helped to lower prices across all classes of fruit.
Mrs Violet Oberrecht writes society notes for the Oberrecht Chronicle with telephone updates and culture items from the local scene.
Miss Bloise Simmons hosts friends at Fan Tan from 10 to 12 noon. Miss Margaret Copeland hosts a 4:30 bridge party honoring Miss Margaret Heye of San Antonio and Miss Mary Paul Goldman of Austin.
A collection of travel reflections and community notes includes a poem excerpt on enduring journeys and brotherhood. The section lists visits and travels among residents, plus announcements of gatherings and social events in San Antonio, Laredo, Miranda City, and nearby towns.
Members gathered yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Harry Johnston of Laredo’s home on Liberty Street for bridge. Five tables set in the sun parlor featured yellow and white decor with ferns and flowers. prizes went to Mrs. Ed Howerton high score, Mrs. Howell Caldwell guest high, Mrs. Moise Weil low score, and Miss Laura Clarkson cut prize. Mrs. Johnston received the honoree’s gift and a yellow and white ice course followed the games.
Washington July 31 The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad asked the interstate commerce commission for authority to acquire the Galveston and Western railroad trackage at Galveston. The lines have been operated by Gulf since 1909 and the company now proposes to own them.
Twenty seven people are reported killed and 25 injured in a collision between the Hamburg Munich express and a stationary train near Cassell, Berlin reports by Associated Press.
Milton Potter a prominent Galveston insurance man died today at age sixty eight He was the son of the late Milton M Potter a pioneer Texas jurist and a Galveston native The obituary notes his birth and family background in Galveston Texas.
New return figures show 2,549 Americans in Japan compared with 2,462 British residents. Russians remain a small but growing group, largely political exiles, among nearly 30,900 foreigners on the islands, with Chinese making up about 20,000.
Two large brass vases filled with gold pieces, dating from 300 to 400 B.C., have been removed from Queenina near Mount Etna to Rome by order of the government after a deaf and dumb peasant discovered them in a fissure beneath an old wall following a minor earthquake. The find only came to authorities’ attention after the peasant offered the vases for sale to collectors.
London faced its smokiest day as experts report 70 tons of soot in the air at 10 o clock with June daily averages at 20 tons. Officials blame coal-fired heating in homes offices factories and hotels, while residents prefer open fires over steam heat or gas and electric appliances.
Advice on frugal living notes that saving ten percent is rare and every small expense matters. It compares savings to seed purchases and suggests keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home to avoid costly doctor visits.
Archbishop Panteliemon, envoy for Jerusalem Patriarchate, visits ALTARS OF PALESTINE to urge American Christians to fund and preserve sacred sites including the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and the Mount of Olives, amid postwar fund scarcity. He cooperates with the American Committee on the Preservation of the Sacred Places, chaired by Bishop Manning and Rev. Macfarland.
In England the phrase last day of Summer is observed as a historical cue. John Stephenson, builder of the first streetcar, dies on this date thirty years ago. Italy bans gambling nationwide on this final day of enforcement. Senator Oscar W. Underwood set to outline campaign course before the Alabama Legislature. Two Massachusetts jails at Ipswich and Newburyport to be sold at public auction due to crime declines. President Harding’s speech reaches the nation via a 3400 mile wire network and six broadcasting stations.
The notes survey diverse sports items from pigeon flying in England to a new 9000-seat Vernon arena, plus NC coaching for high school athletes, a 100 mile birthday walk by Ian O Leary, and racing reappearances in Jersey City and Baltimore hosting amateur rowing.
London reports that England’s ice cream ban after 9:30 p.m. under wartime rules is criticized by the Ice Cream and Temperance Refreshment Trades Federation. They note hotels and clubs may sell until midnight, while workers cannot after 9:30, and urge the Labor Party to bring the issue to Parliament.
Thousands of aliens from European and Asiatic countries await midnight as the August quota opens. Fourteen vessels carrying about 14 000 aliens prepare to race for quarantine while Wise Stand offers accommodations for only a fraction. Some must remain aboard 10 days to two weeks as the immigration commissioner blames steamship lines for profiteering from human movement.
Heavy rain and floods hit Richmond Virginia with 7.26 inches of rainfall flooding streets to ten feet near Union Station and forcing rescues over six hours. Property damage ranges from 250000 to 500000 with one man missing but no confirmed deaths.
Latvia informs the League of Nations that its parliament has ratified the protocol establishing the permanent court of international justice. This makes Latvia the 387th state to adhere to the court by act of parliament.
Reports from San Francisco indicate the president slept well last night and grew more alert. Dr Sawyer and other physicians issued a morning bulletin noting better condition, normal heart action, and no fever growth, while Coolidge kept in touch from Vermont as news circulated.
Awakened to the seriousness of President Jardine illness the nation’s capital moved with sorrow. Expressions of regret ran from the highest to the lowest as Harding’s two plus years in the White House fostered broad friendships. Only two cabinet members, Secretary of State and Attorney General, remain in Washington and they asked for direct telephone contact with their offices for official briefings.
The jury found Jess Wilkerson guilty of killing neighbor John Ross in 1899 and sentenced him to ten years. After the crime he moved to Dallas adopting the surname Wilburn and was arrested in Gadsden last fall over disposal of real estate.
Humble Oil and Refining Co of Houston says it will prorate crude oil sold daily starting August 1 in Houston to about ten percent of the daily purchases from various properties. The move stems from crude supply exceeding sales as demand declines slower than expected.
The report notes Senator Oscar Underwood in a receptive mood during a gathering with the Mobile delegation at the Astor Hotel. He wore a hat and urged citizens to unite behind Alabama’s Democratic efforts for the presidency, calling for broad support to secure victory.
A fragmented report from Hoboken notes a marine transport workers' division event. The brief mentions a crowd and a second protest action, with unclear details about location and outcomes.
Aracelated Praga reports in Austin on July 31 that J. T. Barch of Brownswood tendered his resignation as state senator to the governor, who accepted it so Barch may join the Third Court of Civil Appeals as a member.
Units of the Ninth Cavalry Brigade National Guard under Brig. Gen. Jacob Wolters will entrain for Camp Stanley on August 7 and depart August 24. The march includes 15 days of actual camp training at the Texas post.
A boy pleads for work in a magnate’s office asking if they need a boy. The magnate resists, but the boy persists, challenging the bias. He eventually concedes reluctantly that they might be looking for someone like him.
Former Irish Republican envoy Barry Roland was shot and fatally wounded by National soldiers near Dublin. The incident is reported amid a tumultuous period in Ireland. In the same issue, experts in home economics discuss living conditions at the 16th annual meeting in Chicago.
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